A man who had a near death experience that changed his life is now giving thanks and credit to Memorial Hermann Life Flight on its 40th birthday.

To commemorate the program’s four decades of providing care to those in need, the Memorial Hermann Health System has officially started the campaign “40 Years of Life Flight, 40 Days of Thanks.”

Andrew Casarez, a nurse in the emergency department of the Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center in Cypress believes that had he not had the help of Life Flight, he might not be living to tell his story today.